> If you compare paved roads only, the U.S. and Sweden have the same linear density That's a fair point. > And even then, it's much less expensive to connect

> If you compare paved roads only, the U.S. and Sweden have the same linear density That's a fair point. > And even then, it's much less expensive to connect two dense urban areas at either end of a 100 mile road than to serve sparse suburbs and exurbs along a 100 mile stretch of road. Not necessarily. Build costs in dense urban areas are high, but there are more subscribers. Suburbs and exurbs are cheaper to build per mile, but have less customers. It averages out fairly well.